75. What is a Covid-19 Variant? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>In this episode of Thinking in English, I want to talk about Covid variants. What is a variant? Why are there so many variants right now? Are these more dangerous? Do the treatments still work? Let's discuss these questions in this episode!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/05/10/75-what-is-a-covid-19-variant-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>Transcript!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/05/10/75-what-is-a-covid-19-variant-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>To contract (v) - to catch or become ill with a disease</strong></p> <p><em>He contracted malaria while he was travelling</em></p> <p><strong>To acquire (v) - to get or buy something</strong></p> <p><em>He acquired that company in 2008</em></p> <p><strong>Variant (n) - something that is slightly different from other similar things</strong></p> <p><em>There are four variants of malaria, all transmitted to humans by mosquitoes</em></p> <p><strong>To mutate (v) - to develop new physical characteristics because of a permanent change in genes. These changes can happen naturally or can be produced by the use of chemicals or radiation</strong></p> <p><em>These bacteria have mutated into forms that are resistant to drugs</em></p> <p><strong>Mutation (n) - A permanent change in a living thing (like in an animal, plant, or bacteria)</